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Business leaders have joined with charities and consumer groups to urge the Government to protect cash as an important payment method. 

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has announced a slight improvement in their forecast for the overall economic growth rate for 2023. 

Businesses across Stafford Borough are being encouraged to apply for a share of £135,000 available in funding to help them improve their green credentials. 

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has revealed it has a £8.5 million gap in its budget for the year after “inheriting a very perilous financial situation”.

Leek Building Society has announced a series of free clinics to help local people with managing their money. 

East Staffordshire Borough Council has announced a further £100,000 annual investment to support new and growing local businesses – building on the success of previous years.  

Staffordshire Moorlands-based Beta Commercial Finance is in line for double success in the prestigious national Commercial Broker Awards 2023.

Construction company HMM Mechanical and Building Services is transforming its headquarters with the help of grant funding.

Business leaders across Staffordshire are praising a funding scheme which has enabled them to launch projects to reduce their carbon footprint.